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Originally Posted by Grimace

Okay, I know there's people saying the new millenium didn't start until 2001. That's fine. But really...are people trying to say that the year 1970 is part of the 60's decade? The decade of the 60's include every year starting with a 196X. Just like every year of the 20's decade in the 2nd millenium with start with 202X. There's no way, no matter what "mathematics" suggest, that a completely different number could be part of another, lower, grouping.

When I say I've got "twenty some odd dollars", does that ever indicate I've got 30 bucks? When a person say's they're in their 20s, do you assume they're not at least 20 years old? And do you take it to mean they can be up to 30 years old when they say they're in their 20's?

Sure, we can get "technical" and use things that scream in the face of what makes sense, but why nitpick?

So welcome to the second decade of the second millenium A.D.

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